Imogen Cotter has suffered serious injuries, including kneecap and arm fractures, after being hit head-on by a driver in a car while out training in Spain yesterday.
The Clare woman was one of the riders of the season last year; winning the Irish elite road race title in Co Wicklow. She also secured a professional contract with UCI team Plantur-Pura for this season, which is the women’s team owned by Alpecin Fenix.
Cotter was has been settling into life in Girona in recent weeks, which she wrote about on stickytbottle, and getting set for the her first season as a pro but now those plans have suffered a major set-back.
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The 27-year-old, a late-comer to cycling who has thrived in recent years, was also due to represent Ireland at the UCI Esports World Championships next month. However, she is now recovering in hospital, from where she offered an update on her condition.
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“Yesterday while out riding, I was hit by a car. The car was overtaking a cyclist on the other side of the road and drove head-on straight into me at high speed,” she said of what sounds like a very nasty experience.
“I feel so lucky to be alive. I was taken by ambulance to hospital, where it appears I fractured my patella and broke my radius, as well as needing quite a few stitches. I had surgery late last night. I’m just so grateful to still be here to write this. It could have been so much worse."
We wish her well and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
